QuoteReplyTopic: A Remake of a Rip-Off of a Knock-Off... Posted: May 12 2008 at 11:33am

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that J-Horror movies are anti-technologly? That ghosts will kill us through our cell phones, VCRs, cameras, cars, etc. Granted, when the Japanese make them, they're well done. When we re-make them, they're just laughable.

And whats happened to Edward Burns? Ever since "A Sound of Thunder," he's been in a downward spiral.

RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: Your reference to SOUND OF THUNDER is the answer to your own question. If you saw that film (and I was one of the 237 people who actually did) you know that any career would have trouble recuperating from such a massive mis-step...

"Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie ... but, no, no. John Hughes did not direct my life." ("Easy A", 2010)

A Sound of Thunder was actually entertaining. It's just the fact that it didn't have a bigger budget (not saying that it didn't have a big budget already) and the stars aren't really well known that the movie may have been lower than expected....

I actually compared the remake to the original (unlike some of the guys on IMDb). I found three major differences: The first difference (and probably the most apparent) was that they made the ringtone shorter and more innocent (that's one bad way to avoid plagiarism). The second difference was that *SPOILER* one victim in the remake was impaled by a flying piece of rebar, while his counterpart in the original was pulled down an elevator shaft *END SPOILER*. As for the third difference, well let's just say the ending was badly twisted (there's too much detail to go into).

This is a likely nominee for Worst Remake/Ripoff (behind Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans) and Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie, though The Happening might win in a landslide...

While The Eye wasn't exactly memorable, I don't think it can compare with some of the other "horror" movies made this year. Compared to The Happening, Prom Night, and One Missed Call, The Eye seems like The Excorcist.

Originally posted by Michaels

"The Happening" has a better chance of winning a "Worst Excuse For A Horror Movie" award because for the most part, it produced more laughs than it did screams.

With so many contenders like "Prom Night", "One Missed Call", "The Eye", etc., there should also be a Worst Horror Movie Remake category, or else the Worst Remake/Sequel catagory could be overfull...

I got my voting ballot yesterday, and I was amazed that this movie was nowhere to be found on it. Go figure.

Really? I, who am accused of liking 99.9% of films I see, absolutely hated this film...I really did...I did. It's one of the worst films ever created! WHY WASN'T IT ON THE EFFING BALLOT?!!!!!! WHY?!

RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: Geez, if you're that upset, you can alwaze write it in all over your ballot.

As I am forced to explain every year: Even we cannot RAZZ Every Bad Movie. Having been released almost an entire year ago (and being seen by almost no one) ONE MISSED CALL simply didn't make our final cut.

If it makes you any happier, it was under consideration for a "special category" for Worst American Remake of a Foreign Film -- but there were not enough contenders to make such a category competitive, and in the end, the category was dropped...

So...what were the nominations? I would like to see them. I just hope they don't include The Happening -- although it seems pretty impossible not for it to be up for several, since 95% of the world seems to downright hate it. The scary thing is that the movie reveals the dark sides of people. Something about killing M. Night or something...whatever. I just have to come out and say it's one of the most misunderstood movies ever created. Note: EVER! It's very unfair...

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